Cottonwood
Cemetery Obits
Wood
Co. Cemeteries of TX
Submitted by
Elaine Nall Bay and Patricia Nall
Rains County Leader
May 2, 2006
Funeral services for Paul Eugene Bishop, 74, of Mineola,
were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at Open Door Church in Alba with
Bro. Randy Bohannan officiating. Burial was in Cottonwood Cemetery, Alba,
under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Pallbearers were
Clifford Bishop, Jaimie Perez, Greg Welch, Roy Householder, Matt Friend, Paul
Morrow, and Brian McNair. Honorary pallbearers were Shawn Tackett, Clayton
Tackett, Chad McCoy, Dustin Welch, Brian Welch, Alex Perez, and Toni Perez.
Mr. Bishop died Wednesday, April 26, 2006, at ETMC-TYler. He was born on June
6, 1931, in Cottonwood, Wood County. He lived all of his life in Wood and
Smith counties. He was a truck driver, overland transportation, and member of
Open Door Church, Alba. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Eva P. Hays
Bishop of Mineola; sons and daughters-in-law, Dewayne and Cheri Bishop of
Mineola, and Jim and Rhonda Bishop of Tyler; daughters and sons-in-law, Brenda
and Kenny Householder of Mineola, Mary and Jimmy Thompson of Golden, and Lisa
Bishop of Mineola; brother and sister-in-law, Johnny Ray and Sue Bishop of
Tyler; sisters, Maxie Jennings of Mineola, and Bonnie and Cliff Kirkpatrick of
Lindale; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in
death by his parents, Thomas W. and Elsie Olevia Richardson Bishop; four
brothers, and two sisters.